August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Sam Kantimathi [#12]

On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6-10, -537, and is ranked #16.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Given name(s): Sam
Surname(s): Kantimathi
Home: El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
Awards: 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 All*Stars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124)
Hobbies: Making useful products for boardgame players, Safaris, Photography, Meditation, Worldwide Travel, Snorkeling, Hiking
Occupation: Engineering Entrepreneur For Wordgame Accessories And Aerospace
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 131/302, 11-11 +841
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 46, 13-8 +937
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 31/149, 16-11 +116
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 31/149, 16-11 +116
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 46/176, 15-12 +992
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 15/176, 17.5-9.5 +199
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 60/134, 14-13 -94
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 82/108, 11-16 +175
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 46/126, 17-14 -317
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 62/98, 15-16 -658
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 50/132, 17-14 +95
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 67/172, 16-14 +258
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 10/87, 17-11 +1185
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 61/76, 12-16 -572
WSC 2003 Rank: 71

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 388 Average against: 422
Before the Tournament		Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Kantimathi played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 485 to 356 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +129. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Kantimathi played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 355 to 404 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-1, +80. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Kantimathi played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 282 to 488 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-2, -126. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Kantimathi played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 447 to 357 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-2, -36. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Kantimathi played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 411 to 425 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-3, -50.
Round 6		Kantimathi played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-3, -36. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Kantimathi played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 294 to 518 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-4, -260.
Round 8		Kantimathi played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 373 to 432 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-5, -319.
Round 9		Kantimathi played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 428 to 453 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-6, -344. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Kantimathi played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 288 to 412 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-7, -468. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kantimathi played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 470 to 399 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-7, -397. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Kantimathi played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and lost 400 to 496 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-8, -493. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Kantimathi played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) again and won 433 to 365 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-8, -425.
Round 14		Kantimathi played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) for the third time and lost 416 to 444 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-9, -453. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Kantimathi played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 328 to 440 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-10, -565.
Round 16		Kantimathi played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 400 to 372 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-10, -537.

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